Alpine Texas Newspaper Preview and Frontier Columns
The Alpine Avalanche prints community notes from Alpine and surrounding Davis Mountains region. The issue presents editorials on wartime aid to England, railroad dreams by Stilwell, Texas traffic safety trends, coal price policy under the Guffey Act, and national defense concerns. It blends local notices with syndicated commentary on democracy and public affairs.
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Erester
Davis Mountains
Pig Bend
Ig Imerion Secaee
Bennett Faitor
Department of the Interior
Gil
Ickes
United States
England
Congress
Guffey
Germany
United Stat Fs
New York Post
Phony Snow Ails Workers In Crowded Elevators
A humorless riff on spreaders of colds in offices and elevators. The piece warns against going to work while sick, jokes about germicides, and jokes about arrest for carrying sealed deadly weapons. It cites the Public Health Service on those who try to “stick out colds.” It ends by targeting a Cleveland Titan Dealer.
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Ton
United States Public Health Service
Cleveland
Retort in Kind Sparks Classroom Wordplay
A playful exchange unfolds as a teacher critiques a sentence while a student and classmates joke about etiquette. Archie suggests mentioning the lady first, sparking a lighthearted discussion on order and clarity in speech.
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Archie
Teacher
Wasting No Time Billy Unele Overboard in Black Sea
A Scotsman named Billy Unele went overboard in the Black Sea and was found filling his fountain pen. The incident prompts questions about his actions before the rescue and suggests a trivial motive behind the plunge.
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Billy
Unele
Black Sea
Paid In Full The Birthday Check Thrift Win
A husband out of town sent a million kiss birthday check to his wife who, annoyed by thrift, reduced a postcard note to Dear Jim and observed the check was cashed this morning by the nicknamed milkman.
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Jim
Teacher stresses originality in tenement pupils tale
A teacher urges tenement district children to paraphrase sentences to show originality. She demonstrates with simple lines about a cow and then attempts to elicit a more colorful reply from a boy, intertwining dialect and nonstandard speech in the lesson.
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Mickey
Two colored boys argue over a poker hand as Detroit man is held
Roderick Murray of Detroit was arrested on a charge of giving his wife to Patrick Corcoran in exchange for one of Corcoran's cars. James Thurston of New York City lost his false teeth while leaning over the side of a ferry boat.
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Roderick Murray
Detroit
Patrick Corcoran
Corcoran
James Thurston
New York City
Hunters Warned of Tularemia Risk in Rabbit Handling
A historical notice advises hunters and households to handle rabbits with caution for tularemia. It notes that sick or oddly appearing rabbits should be discarded and recommends using rubber gloves and thorough cooking to avoid infection. The guidance emphasizes careful field handling to prevent illness.
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Pisaieg
Conan
Well-Dressed Parker Startles Polish Cops
Warsaw police checking trains for food smuggling were startled when a dead pig dressed as a woman was found among passengers from Lublin province. An elderly woman appeared to sleep but the officer discovered the disguise after awakening the figure.
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Parker
Warsaw
Lublin
Avalanche offers 25 percent discount on note pills in El Paso
Local advertisement promotes buying scrip from The Avalanche in El Paso with a 25 percent discount on medicine notes. The brief promotes savings and a specific vendor, highlighting the discount and location.
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el Paso
Alpine Cemetery Assn sells monuments and markers
Alpine Cemetery Association announces sale of monuments and markers through its commission. The notice lists available memorial types and pricing, inviting inquiries to the organization for orders and installation details.
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Alpine Cemetery
Assn
The
Commission
Even Coyotes Mave A Homing Instinct
A six month old coyote named Mickey raised in Corpus Christi returns home to Austin after being given to a family six miles east. E C Schneider notes the city upbringing, saying the coyote preferred city life and scraps over farm life. He concludes the wolf pup misses his old home and may retain a homing instinct.
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Austin
Corpus Christi
Mickey
E. C. Schneider
Mercedes
Schneider
Negro finds stray dog and locates owner in Newman Ga
A local man found a stray dog and wrote to the vaccination tag name. City Clerk A W Powers identified the owner Roscoe Moody, who had previously sent the dog to Blakely, about 150 miles away, for training.
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Newman, Ga
Newman
A. W. Powers Powers
Roscoe Moody
Blakely
Here
Indian Mound Unearthed On Red River Near Texarkana
Texarkana Texas scene reports a major mound on the Red River under University of Texas and WPA sponsorship. Archaeologist A T Jackson says the mound measures 190 by 145 feet and 20 feet high, with seven explored floor levels. The Caddo culture artifacts resemble those along the Mississippi, and within a three mile radius lie seven smaller mounds and two cemeteries with about 60 graves. Other University WPA projects are in Victoria Graham and Central Texas under an $181 000 program.
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Texarkana
Tex
Texas
Red River
University of Texas
A. T. Jackson
Jackson
Victoria
Graham
Big Texarkana
Dean and International Correspondence Schools Program
A fragment discusses a program by International Correspondence Schools deemed pivotal for civilization, referencing materials and logistics like ships, tanks, and airplanes to support fighting men on the first line of defense amid a broad mobilization.
Mrs Swarton Operated For Knitting Needle Ingested
Mrs H C Swarton wife of a Minnesota farmer underwent surgery to recover a knitting needle she had swallowed. The operation aimed to remove the foreign object and relieve her condition.
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H.C. Swarton
Minnesota
Man’s Rubber Coat Saves Life on New York Subway
A rubber coat bought for $1 saved George Noeth when he fell onto a subway track in New York City. The coat insulated against the electric rail, keeping him alive as bystanders alerted transit workers. Noeth survived with minor injuries.
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George Noeth
New York City
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Gulf of California
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Omaha World-Heral
Phony
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Whittle
Strohm
International Correspondence Schools
Alpine Lumber Company
Ennie Coffee
Val 'M. C
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Hendy
Yur
Hanly
aRace
Professional Directory
Otis Turner Real Estate—Insurance
St. Alpine, Texas
J. W. Shepperd —Jeweler
T. A. Beard Distributor
NOARD
Alan R. Fraser
Junees
Nouana Motel
Mae M. Ament
Nora Biag
Auiune
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobileil
Crawford-Baines Insurance Agency
Compensation Insurance
A.L. Brantley
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